təygûş

Borrowed from Persian تَهِ گوش (tah-e guš)

• IPA^(key): /tæjɡuːʃ/

təygûş (definite accusative təygûşı, plural təygûşlar)

1. hair around the ear
2. sidelock

   Synonyms: bürçək, qıl, saç, tö̂l, tü̂k, zulf

The (related) words for "hair", while seemingly synonymous with each other, actually appear to be so due to their highly variable and confusing distribution among the Khalaj people. However, the precise meanings of these words can be determined.

• tü̂k: "hair", collectively
• qıl: "a single hair", "body hair"
• saç: "long hair" (of women)
• kâkul, bürçək: "forelock"
• fokul: "headscarf"
• çârt: "bangs"
• tö̂l: "lock"
• zulf: "sidelock"
• təygûş: "hair around the ear"

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1987) Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN